roundhouse
/ˈɹaʊndˌhaʊs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.
noun
A traditional circular dwelling elevated on stilts with a conical roof found in part of Southeast Asia.
noun
A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age.
noun
A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable.
noun
In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.
Example Sentences
- "[T]he gentlemen in the coffee room insisted upon the watch being called, or a constable. With considerable difficulty the two heroes were carried off to the round-house, and there lodged for the night."
- "All the time six or eight large Chinese gongs were being beaten by the vigorous arms of as many young men, producing such a deafening discord that I was glad to escape to the round house, where I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls suspended over my head."
- "A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived."
- "Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable."
- "Archaeologists working on HS2 in Birmingham have uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the world's oldest railway roundhouse at Curzon Street station."
- "We focused on the nerve-agent feint, and got roundhoused by the insurgent hook."
Etymology
Origin
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹaʊndˌhaʊs/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb